Tefillas HaDerech the travelers’ prayer is a powerful reminder to guard against chilul Hashem profaning Hashem’s name.
Right after we ask Hashem to protect us from “from every enemy and ambush from robbers and wild beasts on the trip and from all kinds of punishments that rage and come to the world” we ask Him to “send blessing in our every handiwork and grant us grace kindness and mercy in Your eyes and the eyes of all who see us.”
Wouldn’t we think that if we were already protected from “the hand of every foe etc.” we wouldn’t need further assistance? But we’re also asking Hashem to help us merit to be a Kiddush Hashem to sanctify His name while traveling. And that opportunity exists everywhere.
Whether or not you’re a baseball fan chances are you’ve heard of D. J. getting his 3000th hit. In baseball that’s a very big deal. But while even non-baseball aficionados may have heard of D. J. almost no one had heard of cell phone salesmen Christian Lopez. He comes into the equation because he caught the 3 000th hit. What were the chances?
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